Kurt Betschart

Kurt Betschart

Personal information

Full name

Kurt Betschart

Born

25 August 1968 (age 56)
Erstfeld, Switzerland

Team information

Discipline

Track

Role

Retired Rider

Rider type

Six Day

Professional teams

1991

Seco

1992

Seco-Scott, Bleiker

1993

Seco-Scott, Amore & Vita-Galatron

1994

I.K.O. - Corratec, Decarte - Ovronnaz

1995

I.K.O. - Corratec

1996

Wheeler

1997

Diamont Back

1998–2006

Mobel Marki

Major wins

37 "Six Day" wins
1st in National Track Championship 2001, Points
European Madison Champion (with Bruno Risi) 1995

Medal record

Representing Switzerland

Men's track cycling
World Championships
	1995	Madison with Bruno Risi
European
	1995	Madison with Bruno Risi
	1996	Madison with Bruno Risi
	2000	Madison with Bruno Risi
	2000	Madison with Bruno Risi
	2001	Madison with Bruno Risi
	2002	Madison with Bruno Risi
	2003	Madison with Bruno Risi

Kurt Betschart born 25 August 1968 in Erstfeld Switzerland is a former professional cyclist. He was a Six Day Track specialist holding a world record 37 victories with the same partner, Bruno Risi. He had a total of 47 professional victories^[1] and represented Switzerland at the Olympic games. After sixteen years in professional cycling Kurt retired on 26 July 2006.^[2]

Olympic Games

2000 Summer Olympics - Sydney: 11th, Men's Madison (Track cycling)^[3]

Palmares

1991: 2nd in Giro del Lago Maggiore - GP Knorr (SUI); 3rd, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi)
1992: 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi); 3rd in Giro dei Sei Comuni (SUI); 2nd in Giro del Lago Maggiore - GP Knorr (SUI); 3rd, Six Days of München (GER); 3rd in General Classification Niederoesterreich Rundfahrt (AUT); 1st, Six Days of Zürich; + Bruno Risi; 2nd in General Classification GP Brissago (SUI)
1993: 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Ghent (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi); 2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (with Bruno Risi/Büchler/Gisler); 3rd, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi)
1994: 1st, Six-Days of København (DEN)(with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six-Days' of Bordeaux (FRA) (with Bruno Risi); 3rd, Six Days of Antwerpen (BEL) (with Bruno Risi); 2nd, Six Days of Bremen (GER); 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER); 3rd in Hegiberg-Rundfahrt (SUI); 3rd, Six Days of Köln (GER); 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER); 2nd, Six Days of Zürich (SUI)
1995: European Madison Champion (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Köln (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Zürich; + Bruno Risi; 3rd World Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi), Bogota; 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER); 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER); 3rd, Six Days of Herning (DEN)
1996: 1st, Six Days of Ghent (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six-Days of København (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi); 2nd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi); 2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (with Bruno Risi/Gisler/Strüby); 2nd, Six Days of Bassano del Grappa (ITA); 2nd, Six Days of Bremen (GER); 2nd, Six Days of München (GER); 2nd, Six Days of Milan (ITA); 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER); 2nd in National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite, Switzerland, Zürich (SUI); 3rd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER); 3rd in Erstfeld (SUI)
1997: 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six-Days' of Leipzig (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi); 2nd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi); 2nd in Bordeaux, Six Days (FRA); 2nd in European Championship, Track, Madison, Elite; 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER); 2nd, Six Days of Milan (ITA); 2nd, Six Days of Zürich (SUI); 3rd, Six Days of Herning (DEN); 3rd, Six Days of Bremen (GER); 3rd, Six Days of Bassano del Grappa (ITA)
1998: 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Stuttgart (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Herning (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi); 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER); 3rd, Six Days of Bremen (GER); 3rd, Six-Days of København (DEN); 3rd in Hyères, Madison, Hyères (FRA)
1999: 1st, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi); 2nd, Six Days of München (GER); 2nd, Six Days of Fiorenzuola d' Arda (ITA)
2000: 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Zürich (with Bruno Risi, Markus Zberg); 3rd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi); 3rd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER); 3rd, Six Days of Fiorenzuola d' Arda (ITA)
2001: 1st in National Championship, Track, Points race, Zürich, Switzerland; 3rd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi); 1st in Dachau (GER); 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER); 2nd, Six Days of Ghent (BEL); 2nd, Six Days of München (GER); 2nd, Six Days of Torino (ITA); 3rd, Six Days of Zürich (SUI); 3rd in Weil-am-Rhein (GER); 2nd in Silenen - Amsteg - Bristen (SUI)
2002: 1st, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Ghent (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Stuttgart (with Bruno Risi); 2nd European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi); 1st in Silenen - Amsteg - Bristen (SUI); 1st in Stadtkriterium Thun (SUI); 1st in Osnabrück, Derny (GER); 2nd, Six Days of München (GER); 2nd in City Night Rhede, Derny (GER); 2nd in Rominger Classic, Engelberg (SUI); 3rd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER); 3rd, Six Days of Torino (ITA); 3rd, Six-Days of København (DEN); 3rd in Stuttgart-Hohenheim (GER)
2003: European Madison Championship (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Berlin (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of München (with Bruno Risi); 2nd, Six Days of Amsterdam (NED); 1st in Osnabrück (GER); 1st in Dachau (GER); 3rd in Chur - Arosa (SUI); 2nd in Stage 1 Rominger Classic (SUI); 2nd in Stage 2 Rominger Classic (SUI); 3rd in Trois Jours d'Aigle (SUI); 3rd, Six Days of Ghent (BEL); 3rd in Schattdorf (SUI)
2004: 1st, Six Days of Bremen (with Bruno Risi); 1st in Silenen - Amsteg - Bristen (SUI); 1st in Gelsenkirchen (b) (GER); 2nd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER); 2nd, Six Days of Amsterdam (NED); 3rd in Einhausen - Entega GP (GER); 3rd in Dahme Trophy (GER)
2005: 1st, Six Days of Stuttgart (with Bruno Risi & Franco Marvulli); 1st, Six Days of Amsterdam (with Bruno Risi); 1st, Six Days of Berlin (with Bruno Risi); 2nd, Six Days of Rotterdam (NED); 2nd, Six Days of Bremen (GER); 2nd in Trois Jours d'Aigle (SUI); 2nd, Six Days of Dortmund (GER); 3rd, Six Days of München (GER); 3rd, Six Days of Ghent (BEL)
2006: 2nd, Six-Days of København (DEN); 3rd, Six Days of Stuttgart (GER)

References

^ ^a ^b "Results Kurt Betschart". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
^ de:Kurt Betschart
^ Kurt Betschart at Sports Reference

External links

Swiss cycling track Web site with information about Betschart

Wins at the Ghent six day 1993,1996,2002